a. [f. UNI- + LOCULAR a. Cf. mod.L. ūniloculāris and F. uniloculaire (1771).] Having, consisting of, characterized by only one loculus (in various senses); one-celled.
1753. Chambers’ Cycl., Suppl. App., Unilocular, in botany, is applied to a capsule having but one cell.
1762. Phil. Trans., LIII. 83. An oblong, oval striated unilocular seedvessel.
1815. W. Wood, Gen. Conchol., p. lx. The Paper Nautilus, the Cowries, the Olives, etc. are unilocular shells.
1860. Pirrie, Surg., 607. The unilocular cystic tumour.
1867. J. Hogg, Microsc., II. ii. 376. The Polythalamia or Multilocular Rhizopods, in their earliest state are unilocular.
1899. Allbutt’s Syst. Med., VIII. 634. A vesicle of H[erpes] Zoster at its height is a unilocular cavity.
Hence Unilocularity, unilocular character or formation.
1819. Lindley, trans. Richard’s Observ. Fruits & Seeds, 11. Unilocularity (provided there be no abortion) always establishes the unity of fruit.
1839. A. Gray, Lett. (1893), I. 150. The unilocularity of the anthers.
